The South Carolina teen who went missing last Thursday has been found and will be reunited with her family soon.

People reports that the Marley McKenna Spindler, 16, was located by the Mt. Pleasant Police Department around noon on Wednesday just a little less than one week after she disappeared.

'She is safe and will be reunited with her family as soon as possible,' police spokesman Lieutenant Raul E. Denis said.

Marley McKenna Spindler, 16, who goes by McKenna, was found around noon on Wednesday by the Mt. Pleasant Police Department. She will be reunited with her family soon

Police have released CCTV images of 16-year-old Marley McKenna Spindler visiting a bank on the morning of August 20 shortly before she vanished. She took out less than $100

'We are continuing to investigate this case to ensure we have a complete understanding of its acts and circumstances,' he added.

'The Horry County Police sincerely thank everyone who assisted in the search for McKenna. Additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available.'

The girl went missing on August 20 after visiting a Chick-fil-A in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, reports say.

Marley McKenna Spindler never made it to her first day at Socastee High School as a junior.

Before being found she was last seen around 7:30am driving away from a Chick-fil-A on Highway 544 in Surfside Beach.

She was heard from at 8:42am when she participated in a group text message session with friends, reports WBTW.

During those texts, she reportedly told friends she was being followed, but the friends thought she was joking, according to NBC News.

Missed school: The girl went missing on August 20 after visiting a Chick-fil-A in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, reports say. Marley McKenna Spindler never made it to her first day at Socastee High School as a junior

Marley McKenna Spindler was last seen leaving a Chick-fil-A in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she lives - she never made it to school. She was found by cops on Wednesday and is now safe

The teen was also seen teen driving on Ocean Boulevard and stopping by her bank, where she withdrew a small amount of money from her account, less than $100, said Lieutenant Raul Denis of the Horry County Police Department, according to NBC News.

She was reportedly driving a 2002 silver Ford Escape with South Carolina tag KFI-776. The vehicle is also missing.

On August 20 she was wearing long blue jeans, a white flowery tank top and gold sandals, with a cross-body style purser, a carrying a Vera Bradley book bag and Vera Bradley lunchbox, according to a missing person's flyer.

Friends said that she texted them that 'someone' was following her but they thought it was a joke or she was skipping her first day of school

The missing teen was last seen in her 2002 silver Ford Escape (above) - police believe she was alone

Police said that an original person of interest in the case, a 22-year-old man known only as 'Jeremy,' and who was reported to have been with the teen, has been cleared.

Police believed she was alone and there is no evidence of foul play at this time.

'We just want Marley back home,' said the teen’s aunt after she went missing, according to WBTW, 'And I just want her to know that if she’s able to see this news, your momma and daddy and family love you so much, and we just want you back home safely, baby.'

McKenna with her parents (above) Jayson and Karen Spindler - aunt Shelley Long said the family couldn't dismiss the idea that she was abducted-details of her whereabouts has not yet been shared

'We can't rule out that she was abducted, but we also have to face that maybe she ran away. We just don't know,' Long told Dateline NBC.

'She's 16, she's very young and maybe she didn't intend to get in a bad situation, but may find herself in one now,' said the distressed aunt. 'If you see this we don't care what you've done and you aren't in trouble. We just want you home safe.'

Anyone with information related to Spindler's disappearance was asked to contact the Horry County Police Department or call the Tip Line at 843-915-8477 (843-915-TIPS).